Congress, Endangered Species, Forest Service, Legislation, Livestock Grazing, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness, Wildlife Andy Kerr Congress, Endangered Species, Forest Service, Legislation, Livestock Grazing, Wild and Scenic Rivers, Wilderness, Wildlife Andy Kerr

Udall-Heinrich Bill Would Emasculate the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Legislation introduced by New Mexico’s two Democratic US senators would severely undermine the integrity of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (NWSRS). Yes, S.3670 has some good provisions, but it also has some bad and downright ugly provisions.

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The Hard Case of Hardrock Mining Reform (Part 2): Conservation Areas in Which to Just Say No

This two-part series examines legislation in Congress that would reform the infamous Mining Law of 1872. Part 1 focused on how mining on public lands should be administered in the twenty-first century. Part 2 focuses on pending legislation the conservation areas in which mining should be permanently banned.

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Mining, Bureau of Land Management, Congress, Federal Lands, Forest Service, Legislation Andy Kerr Mining, Bureau of Land Management, Congress, Federal Lands, Forest Service, Legislation Andy Kerr

The Hard Case of Hardrock Mining Reform (Part 1): Where Done, If It Cannot Be Done Right, Then Do It the Least Wrong

This two-part series examines legislation in Congress that would reform the infamous Mining Law of 1872. Part 1 focuses on how mining on public lands should be administered in the twenty-first century. Part 2 will focus on the pending legislation and conservation areas in which mining should be permanently banned.

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